Apple Watch Tips and Tricks Review: How to Quickly Figure Out How Device Works

If you've got your Apple Watch and want some quick pointers on how to use it, check the list given below and you won't have to spend days figuring your way through the device.

First off, you need to conserve battery life if you want the watch to last the whole day. To help you with this, the watch face will only turn on if you raise your hand and will turn off when you lower it.

If you want to check the status of the apps you use regularly on your paired iPhone, swipe upwards on the screen of your watch, and Glances will display bits of information on the apps.

Checking all your apps loaded on your watch is easy as you can press the digital crown to bring them up. Also by turning the digital crown you can navigate between apps, and even set any timers that you need. Additionally you can use it scroll the display on the watch, magnify specific content on the screen and even activate Siri.

Using the Force Touch feature on the Apple Watch can be quite complex at first. But once you get the hang of it, you can use it in the Maps app when searching for a location. In the Messages app, it will show reply options available, while in the Workout app, it will bring a session to a close.

When you get a message on your paired iPhone, it will be transmitted to your Apple Watch which will tap your wrist. Then you just need to raise your hand to see the message. If needed, you can click smart replies to send a preset message or lower your hand if you do not want to reply. Don't forget here that by using the watch you can reply to messages using dictation and it will be sent as a text or audio file.

Customizing your watch faces is as simple as pressing on the current face to bring up the gallery of available options. Here you can customize the face that you want or implement it directly.

Finally if you know someone else who has an Apple Watch you can send them a customized drawing and they will see it as you create it on your watch. In addition to drawings, you can send other Apple Watch users taps and your heartbeat.